Countess Dora () is a Croatian pseudo-biographical film about Croatian composer Dora Pejačević. Filmed in 1990, it was released in public in 1993. It was written and directed by Zvonimir Berković. It was Croatia's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Karlo Armano, a cabaret entertainer and film aficionado, meets countess Dora Pejačević in Zagreb. The two become close, and after a while Armano visits her at her estate in Slavonia hoping to spur the countess' romantic interest in him, but also to find a well-to-do patron for his film endeavors... Cast Alma Prica as Countess Dora Pejačević Rade Šerbedžija as Karlo Armano Irina Alfyorova as Sidonija Nadherny Relja Bašić as Izidor Kršnjavi Božidar Boban as Hugo pl. Mihalović Helena Buljan as Didi Eliza Gerner as Landlady Ivo Gregurević as Maksimilijan Vanka Zdravka Krstulović as Lilla Tonko Lonza as Count Teodor Pejačević Jadranka Matković as Hysterical Woman Mustafa Nadarević as Tuna the Driver Dubravka Ostojić Ksenija Pajić as Stefi Geyer See also Cinema of Croatia List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Further reading External links Countess Dora at hrfilm.hr 1993 films 1993 drama films Films shot in Croatia 1990s Croatian-language films Films directed by Zvonimir Berković Films about classical music and musicians Croatian biographical films